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Android Product Placement Turned Down As Bond 'Only Uses The Best'

James Bond star Daniel Craig and director Sam Mendes knocked back a $5m Android product placement deal as Bond "only uses the best". According to leaked emails, Craig and Mendes said no to a
$5m proposal from Samsung to equip the spy with one of its Android phones in new release "Spectre." Along with Samsung, Sony offered in excess of $18m to market Bond, and $5m for him to hold an Xperia
Z4.